Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
12278
Building Number
41  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
24/11/1978  
Date of Amendment
07/01/2002  
Name of Property
Mount Pleasant  
Address
41 High Street, including forecourt railings.  

Location


Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire  
Community
Fishguard and Goodwick  
Town
Fishguard  
Locality
Fishguard  
Easting
195581  
Northing
236849  
Street Side
S  
Location
Situated slightly set back from the street line in railed forecourt, detached from Nos 41a and 43.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Early C19 villa with formal facade and pedimental lunette, one of a group of buildings in the region with this feature that may relate to a particular local designer. The attractive iron railings and gates match those to Nos 11-13 Hamilton Street.  

Exterior
Detached house, colourwashed stucco facade with slate hipped roof but no side wall stacks. Two storeys and attic, 3-window range of 12-pane sashes and centre pedimental gable with bracketed verges and tripartite lunette window. Slate sills. Tooled stone plinth. Centre square-headed doorway in open pedimented timber doorcase with panelled reeded pilasters, open pediment with ball ornament to soffits, and panelled reveals. Six-panel door with traceried overlight. Windowless side walls, rubble stone to left, roughcast to right. Left wall has blocked small upper window and C20 attached garage. Forecourt with slate path enclosed by painted stucco walls, the front ones low with iron railings with square uprights set diamond-wise and scrolled and twisted finials. Similar wrought iron double gates with arched top rail.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as a late Georgian house with pedimental gable and classical doorcase, among the best houses in Fishguard.  

Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]



Export